The camera will be appropriate in your hunting for landscape frames, and forartistic portraitsalike.

It is also a great option for other genres of professional photography: wedding, subject, interior photography.

I feel that Pentax K-1 will be interesting for those who are choosing their first full-frame camera. To such photographers, the camera will offer a lot for a small price tag.

Who is this camera for?

It is clear that professionals are unlikely to abandon their camera systems that they use now and go for Pentax instead.

However, K-1 has everything to be a professional tool:

it not only gives excellent quality of images,

but it has huge shutter speed,

and is weather sealed (which is important for landscape photographers).

Definitely this camera is for enthusiasts and creative photographers, looking for their first full frame camera.

Note: Keep in mind that an abundance of this DSLR’s “unique technologies” will require that you invest some time to master it. Still,Pentax K-1 a good option to consider for your photography career.

Especially if you’re heavily into landscape shooting.

Pentax K-1 Video Review (With Nick Devlin)

Below is a Pentax K-1 video review attached with samples and comments on this full-frame SLR camera.

What you might like about this camera:

excellent image quality: low noise, the widest dynamic range

5-axis stabilization

unique tilting screen

two SD-card slots

full-featured Live View mode

Pixel Shift, AstroTracer feature, antimoire

convenient shooting in RAW (PEF), JPEG, and in the universal DNG format

implemented GPS and Wi-Fi

low price for a camera of this class

What you might not like about this camera:

not the most advanced autofocus for a camera of this class, a small coverage area for phase AF

low speed of continuous shooting, small buffer

when using Pixel Shift, HDR shooting and other technologies that load the processor, make the camera a bit slower

A Few General Points About DSLRs

One of the highly significant technological advances in the world of imaging has been the Digital Single-Lens Reflex Camera, or more commonly known as DSLR.

It is a digital camera model that is capable of producing high-quality images that is why most professional photographers today choose to use it.

The reflex design is what makes DSLR different from other digital cameras. In this mechanism, the light travels via the lens to a mirror that alternates and sends the image to the image sensor or viewfinder.

There are many other features in DSLR that make it an ideal tool for photography like autofocus, interchangeable lenses, HD video recording, and depth-of-field control.

Pentax: A Bit of History

What do you know about Pentax cameras and this system as a whole?

Most likely you know very little. Today, it is pretty rare to meet a Pentaxian photographer.

At the turn of the century this popular brand of photography equipment went through many difficulties, but since 2011 it is under the wing of the Ricoh corporation.

And from that moment, the brand began to come to life gradually, pleasing the photo community with interesting novelties.

Among them: a series of dust and waterproof crop frame DSLRs with new lenses and even a remarkable digital medium-formatPentax 645Z.

And then came the moment when Ricoh brings Pentax to the market of full-frame SLR cameras.

The Pentax K-1 is one of those quality DSLR cameras that is starting to make a name, and to determine if it is indeed a worthy investment, let’s look at its features.

Pentax K-1 Full-Frame SLR Camera: The Features

Pentax is a Japanese based company that has been manufacturing imaging and electronics products for quite some time, and one of their products they are truly proud of is the Pentax K-1 Full-Frame CMOS Sensor DSLR Camera.

Let us find out why.

Pentax K-1: Briefly About Design and Construction

First of all, the camera in the hands also looks very compact by the standards of full-frame SLRs.

At the same time, the camera weighs a respectable 1010 grams, which you won’t really feel thanks to a comfortable grip.

An important feature to mention is the Pixel Shift that’s been built for Pentax K-1. The essence of it is that the device makes 4 frames in a row, and then glues the results in one shot.

Don’t get me wrong, this doesn’t result in a photo with a huge number of megapixels, as was seen with Olympus. The resolution remains the same: 7360 x 4912. But the color and sharpness of the image increases, and the noise decreases.

Here is a video to compare Pixel Shift resolution with the normal shooting:

This camera comes with an HD PENTAX-D FA 28-105mm f/3.5-5.6 ED DC WR lens, which is so much better than most kit lenses you will find in DSLR cameras.

It is suited for close-up telephoto zoom as well as wide-angle shooting.

The lens also has a low dispersion glass that stops colors from fringing out when you zoom in. Additionally, it has an HD coating to prevent flare and ghosting for better contrast.

This lens also has Supersonic Direct Drive Motor that achieves a smooth and quiet autofocus. Another great feature is that this Pentax model has a weatherproof coating to help protect it from rough conditions.

You also need not worry about dust since the body is made of magnesium alloy. I mean the quality of manufacture and assembly really is excellent.

All these design and construction features collectively make the K-1 an irresistible DSLR camera.

Pentax K-1: Image and Video Shooting Capabilities

63.0mm · ƒ/6.3 · 1/200s · ISO 100

The Pentax K-1 features a 36.4 MP full-frame CMOS Sensor and PRIME IV, which is the latest image processing engine.

With these amazing features, you can take detailed photos with minimal noise. It also offers sensitivities of up to 204800 ISO.

With the K-1 in your hand, you get the sharpest image as its sensor is capable of ignoring optical low pass and anti-aliasing.

As I mentioned earlier, the camera comes built-in with a five-axis image stabilizer that is adequate for preventing shakiness when taking images, which in turn ensures that you won’t produce blurry images.

This camera is best for taking pictures in low light (-3 EV), which is very ideal.

It also features 33 AF points, and 25 of them are cross-type. There are also three f/2.8 luminance sensors, and for a quick capture of your desired shot, Pentax has a widened SAFOX 12 AF sensor.

It is also optimized for the full-frame area, so you can easily pack everything in your shot.

Not only is this camera great for capturing images, but it is also great for shooting videos as it supports full HD 1080p video recording. With this camera, you would also be able to capture images and record videos up to 4.5 fps.

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